1946 SMU Mustangs football team

1946 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–5–1 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	Matty Bell (9th season)
Captain	Lendon Davis, Eugene McClintock, Eugene Wilson
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium

1946 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Rice +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Arkansas +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	2
No. 15 Texas	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
SMU	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
TCU	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Baylor	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1946 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 114 to 100.[1]

End Gene Wilson and guard Jim Sid Wright received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Southwest Conference football team.[2][3]

SMU was ranked at No. 41 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]

The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	30,000	[5][6]
October 5	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–7	30,000	[7]
October 11	Oklahoma A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 15–6	28,000	[8]
October 19	at No. 16 Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–21		[9]
October 26	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 17–0	> 20,000	[10]
November 2	at No. 7 Texas	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 3–19	34,000	[11]
November 9	Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–14	40,000	[12][13]
November 16	at No. 17 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 0–13	15,000	[14]
November 23	Baylor	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 35–0	15,000	[15]
November 30	TCU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 30–13	17,000	[16]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

Main article: 1947 NFL draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Mustangs were selected.[17]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
6	40	Gene Wilson	End	Green Bay Packers
13	110	John Hamberger	Tackle	Philadelphia Eagles
17	154	Frank Pulattie	Back	New York Giants

References

1. "1946 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
2. "Layne, Harris Only UT Player on AP Selection". The Austin American. December 3, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Claude Ramsey (December 5, 1946). "Layne, Harris Make UP's All-Conference". Austin American-Statesman. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "SMU Struggles Back to Tie Temple, 7-7". Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tenn. United Press. September 29, 1946. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Fred Byrod (September 28, 1946). "S.M.U. Ties Temple, 7-7: Owls' Sutton Scores After 79-Yd. Drive; Record 30,000 See Pages' Tally in 2d Knot Count". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Choc Hutcheson (October 6, 1946). "Texas Tech Blasts SMU For 8 To 0 Win: Raiders Tame Mustangs In Last Quarter". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Lorin McMullen (October 12, 1946). "Freshman Leads SMU To 15-6 Win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 8, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Max B. Skelton (October 20, 1946). "Eikenberg's Passing, Keeney's Running Pace Rice Owls to 21-7 Win Over Outclassed SMU". The Galveston Daily News. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Bob Broeg (October 27, 1946). "Mustangs' Quick Kicks Beat Fumbling Tigers, 17 to 0: Missouri Hopes for Bowl Bid Is Blasted as S.M.U. Uncorks Big Second Period". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
11. Morris Williams (November 3, 1946). "Steers Hit Back To Batter Game Mustangs, 19-3: Steers Bounce Back Before 34,000 Fans; Wet Field Fails To Slow Down Texas Aerials". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Harold V. Ratliff (November 10, 1946). "Outplayed Aggies Down SMU, 14-0, To Stay In Big Middle Of Title Race". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. Associated Press. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Flem Hall (November 10, 1946). "Ags Start Fast, Whip SMU, 14-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Porkers Assured Of Tie in S'west By Downing SMU". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. Associated Press. November 17, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Jinx Tucker (November 24, 1946). "Ponies Give Bruins Clear Title to Basement in 35-0 Rout: SMU Outclasses Baylor Crew In Duel for Cellar; Gordon Hollon Stands Out on End for Badly-Beaten and Bobbling Grizzly Outfit". Waco Tribune-Herald. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
16. Amos Melton (December 1, 1946). "Big SMU Splurge Beats Frogs, 30-13: Ponies Tally 4 Times in 2nd Period". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
17. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.